My first restaurant visit since lockdown
Jogging bottoms have their allure – their comfort, their growing familiarity as they remain unwashed for more days than would be considered polite in…
Edgbaston
No gnawing doubts about the High Field’s new menu
Gnawing on a bone should surely be enshrined as a basic entitlement in human rights legislation. Few eating experiences match the pleasure of finding…
So does Laghi’s new menu hit the target?
Three main ingredients. No fancy cooking techniques. Absolute perfection. Chunky pieces of asparagus had been griddled so that they were soft, nicely darkened here…
Respecting the past
There can be few restaurants in Birmingham housed in buildings more attractive than that occupied by Three Church Road. It’s a Grade II listed…
Meet the new guy managing Simpsons
Michelin-starred Simpsons Restaurant in Edgbaston has appointed Gianluca Austin-Rizzo as its general manager. Originally from Puglia in Southern Italy, Gianluca brings a wealth of…
Make sure you try this dish soon
What’s long, knobbly, firm and delivers deep satisfaction? The answer: the Galician octopus that I ate at Don Diego, a gem of a Spanish…
A new Italian that’s taking Birmingham by storm
At last a restaurant in Birmingham that celebrates what’s truly great about Italian food. Fantastic ingredients treated simply but with respect and skill and…
Herd the one about a pub buying a cow?
Drinkers at the High Field pub in Birmingham are being urged to donate their loose change after buying a round towards Herds for Change….
Fine food, cricket and dancing penguins
There are few occasions on which I’ve eaten great food whilst nearby a group of penguins, Pink Panthers, bananas, Frenchmen and sombrero-wearing Mexicans have…
Getting ready for the taste and sounds of summer
There are few summer sounds as pleasant as that of leather hitting willow in a Test Match. But how much better if the thwack…